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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Snow Angels - Cover Opinions

This week's selection for "cover opinions" is the US and UK covers for James Thompson's Finland-set Snow Angels.

So what are your thoughts on the US (LHS - complete with "If You liked The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, you'll love this!" sticker)) and UK (RHS) covers? Which would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with this title?

I like a photograph on the cover that conveys the 'feel' of a books content. The 'this is like that' sticker is OK but I always ask the bookshop to remove it, if possible, when I pay. In this example the UK version does it for me.

I prefer the UK version, too. The US version's design is just so derivative of the Stieg Larsson (US) covers - though this isn't the first time that design has been copied. Of course, there is no obvious connection between Thompson's and Larsson's books --- goes without saying ;-)